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Team and Individual Records

Victories
Record	Total	Season
Most Victories - IIAC	9	1963 (9-0) Champions
Most Victories - Seasson	9	1954 (9-0) Champions, 1955 (9-0-1), 1963 (9-0) Champions
Longest Winning Streak - IIAC	15	1953-55
Longest Winning Streak - All Games	21	1953-56
Losing Streak - IIAC	7	1949-50
Losing Streak - All Games	10	1926-28, 1949-50

Most Points
Record	Total	When
Game	74	vs. Dubuque, 2000 - vs. Simpson, 1961
Season - IIAC	305	1963 Champions
Season - All Games	312	1954 Champions
Most Points Combined - IIAC	105	Simpson 76, Luther 27 - 1998
Most Points Combined - Non-Conference	80	Concordia-Moorhead 42, Luther 38 - 1968
Greatest Margin of Victory - IIAC	74-0	vs, Dubuque, 2000
Biggest Margin of Victory - Non-Conference	60-0	vs. Martin Luther College, 2006

Fewest Points Allowed - Season
Record	Total	When
7 Games	33	1923 (4-1-2)
8 Games	18	1932 (6-2) IIAC Champions
9 Games	43	1971 (8-1) IIAC Champions
10 Games	89	1986 (7-3)

Offense - Rushing, Passing, Total Offense
Record	Total	When
Rushing - Game	579	vs. William Penn, 1963
Rushing - Season	3,204	1963 (9-0) IIAC Champions
Passing - Game	375	vs. Buena Vista, 2006
Passing - Season	2,694	2006
Total Offense - Game	601	vs. William Penn, 1983
Total Offense Season - 9 Games	3,833	1963 (9-0) IIAC Champions
Total Offense Season - 10 Games	4,455	2006

Other Norse Records Team & Individual
Record	Total	When
Most Consecutive Games Scored in	48	1953-59
Most Touchdowns - Season	47	1954
Longest Run from Scrimmage	100	Augie Luther vs. St. Mary's 1923
Longest Pass	88	Dave Den Hartog to Mike Naslund vs. William Penn, 1988
Longest Punt	80	Nick Otte vs. Macalester, 1925
Longest Punt Return	82	Wallace Grant, 1949
Longest Kick-off Return	106	Troy Pendleton vs. William Penn, 1976
Longest Interception Return	97	Alex Mierau vs. Central, 2008
Longest Field Goal	50	Ted Rohlwing vs. Simpson, 1988
Most 100-yard Games	36	Bernie Peeters, 1968-71
Most Sacks in One Game	5	Dan Martzahn vs. William Penn, 1989
Most Tackles in One Game	23	Kyle McGivney vs. Wartburg, 2009

Defense - Rushing, Passing, Total Offense
Record	Total	When
Rushing - Game	-31	vs. Upper Iowa, 1959
Rushing - Season	518	1971 (8-1) IIAC Champions
Passing - Game	0	vs. Buena Vista, 1955
Passing - Season	568	1955 (9-0-1)
Total Offense - Game	12	vs. William Penn, 1987
Total Offense - Season	1,019	1954 (9-0) IIAC Champions
Interceptions - Game	6	vs. Wartburg, 1980
Interceptions - Season	24	1954 (9-0) IIAC Champions
Fumbles Recovered - Game	6	vs. Upper Iowa, 1978 - vs. Central, 1987
Fumbles Recovered - Season	22	1987 (8-2-0)

Individual Rushing
Record	Total	When
Game	297	Tyler Sherden vs. Simpson, 2007
Season	1,575	Tyler Sherden, 2007
Career	4,479	Bernie Peeters, 1968-71

Individual Passing
Record	Total	When
Game	375	Zach Sweers vs. Buena Vista, 2006
Season	2,652	Zach Sweers, 2006
Career	6,699	Chris Reynolds, 2008-11

Individual Total Offense
Record	Total	When
Game	434	Zach Sweers vs. Buena Vista, 2006
Season	2,960	Zach Sweers, 2006
Career	8,990	Chris Reynolds, 2008-11

Individual Pass Receptions
Record	Total	When
Game	16	Dalen Dirth vs. Central, 2010
Season	89	Kyle Pearson, 2006
Career	269	Kyle Pearson, 2003-06

Pass Completions
Record	Total	When
Game	35	Jake Nimrod vs. Loras, 1999
Season	232	Zach Sweers, 2006
Career	656	Chris Reynolds, 2008-11

Touchdown Passes
Record	Total	When
Game	5	Jake Nimrod vs. William Penn, 2000
Season	17	Jake Nimrod, 2000 - Zach Sweers, 2006
Career	46	Chris Reynolds, 2008-11

Receiving Yards
Record	Total	When
Game	216	Kyle Pearson vs. Buena Vista, 2006
Season	1,068	Kyle Pearson, 2006
Career	3,424	Kyle Pearson, 2003-06

Points Scored
Record	Total	When
Game	41	Augie Luther vs. Western Union, 1934
Season	98	Kent Finanger, 1953 - Bernie Peeters, 1969 - Tyler Sherden, 2007
Career	284	Bernie Peeters, 1968-71

Touchdown Scored
Record	Total	When
Game	6	Augie Luther vs. Western Union, 1934
Season	16	Bernie Peeters, 1969 - Tyler Sherden, 2007
Career	47	Bernie Peeters, 1968-71

PAT Conversions
Record	Total	When
Game	8	Harry Becher vs. Simpson, 1961
Season	35	Kyle Wickwire, 2004
Career	94	Kyle Wickwire, 2002-05

Field Goals
Record	Total	When
Game	6	Tyler Pease vs. Cornell 2007
Season	13	Tyler Pease, 2007
Career	24	Paul Kaare, 1980-83

Punting Yards
Record	Total	When
Game	378	Gerald Anderson vs. Wartburg, 1961
Season	2,997	Dave Bennett, 1977
Career	7,214	Brian Wales, 1996-99
Best Average Per Punt - Season	40.7	Russ Schneider, 1962
Best Average Per Punt - Career	39.5	Lee Swenson, 1982-84

Interceptions
Record	Total	When
Game	3	Frank Barth, 1966 Doug Winfrey, 1970 Skip Schulbach, 1970 Jeff Knudson vs. Wartburg, 1980 Randy Ristau vs. St. Olaf, 1987 John Den Hartog vs. Upper Iowa, 1988 Reese Shanahan vs. Loras, 2003 Marcus Hendrickson vs. Martin Luther, 2005
Season	12	Frank Barth, 1966
Career	19	Dave Cotton, 1982-85